Just to clarify some stuff I guess I created a bit of confusion, this was actually Lion performing Hex, and then Finger of Death. But I dont want to name the artwork "Hex" so I go with the latter(appreciate if there's a better title suggestion though!)

A Dota II fan art, really learnt a lot doing it, learning how to capture personality, learning how to keep a strong focal point by directing a stronger composition, a more contrasting value and colours, learning the importance of materials, how to paint fire and most importantly how to stay focus and patience bringing it to finish. No textures are used here, it's all painting (besides a customized texture brush to bring a rougher feeling to the strokes). I'd try to avoid applying textures to my painting at this stage where I am still learning, so I'll try to paint stuff by hand, it's a lot more enjoyable that way too! So before I use a short cut, I'll better learn how to do it the tough way to understand it first. Of course things could have been better, but I have to call it final. Hope you guys enjoy it, as much as I do painting it.

A big shout out to Aik Sern, a studio director in guiding me through the process, learn a tons of stuff in the critiques!

"I guess I created a bit of confusion, this was actually Lion performing Hex, and then Finger of Death. But I dont want to name the artwork "Hex" so I go with the latter(appreciate if there's a better title suggestion though!). Sorry about that! and thanks a lot for viewing"

Also he's using his staff and hexing someone into a frog. Just like in dota.

Excellent job, nice use of colours and blur, very powerful.The only thing I might criticize is Lion's pose; it's supposed to brutally finger an enemy but instead he's just hexing someone to his right. It looks just like you had an idea and changed your mind in the middle of your painting progress. Though, this is criticism on a very high level, keep up your awesome work

After a long time of simple superb art works from you, we now can treat our eyes to this Complex looking Crazily EPIC artwork!! DAMN AWESOME!!! \m/ i love the colors, the composition every single ting about this/..i love it!

Ahah, thank you for your kind words! Yeap this is kind of like an artwork to see how far can I go, wanna see how much I've learnt. Definitely gonna do more works of these level, and even higher to go further

Lion is my favorite int hero. I've played over 100 games with him. This is by far the coolest piece of fan-made material I have ever seen come out of the Dota 2 community. I'm left completely speechless and hungry for more.

I guess I created a bit of confusion, this was actually Lion performing Hex, and then Finger of Death. But I dont want to name the artwork "Hex" so I go with the latter(appreciate if there's a better title suggestion though!). Sorry about that! and thanks a lot for viewing.

Thanks a lot man. Yeah you're right about that lol, this was actually Lion performing Hex, and then Finger of Death. But I dont want to name the artwork "Hex" so I go with the latter(appreciate if there's a better title suggestion though!). Sorry about the confusion!

love playing as lion, stragely reminds me of a typical Disney villian and when fed, is OP as hell, i highly recommend playing dota 2 if you have a beta key, it should be hard really, valve gave me like 10 of them.